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From: daveb@geac.UUCP (Brown)
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Subject: Re: accented alphabets and computers
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Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 08:46:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 21 08:46:22 1987
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In article <120@quick.COM> srg@quick.COM (Spencer Garrett) writes:
>...[reasoned discussion of collating sequences of languages].
>  The cost of implementing a "superset" standard is unfortunately
>unacceptable.  (Imagine merely doubling the size of all the "text" files
>on your system!)  I don't think there will ever be a *solution* to this
>problem, just various ways of dealing with its existence.

  On the other hand, do think there will be a solution.  Why? Because
a 100% increase in disk space *has* been accepted by even
penny-pinching commercial customers.... Don't forget, all of the old
mainframes used 4-bit BCD at one time or another, and are now using
6-bit, 7-bit ascii and 8-bit ebcdic.
  --dave

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